Rental property in Northern VA or Maryland

[Bianca Nunes]

Hi all! I'm new to Real Estate investing and I am in Northern VA (near DC) area. I'm looking to purchase a property in this area or Maryland. I'm willing to live in the house for a while, househack then rent it out. But everything seems to be extremely expensive, if it's cheap it's because the area is not good!

Could you recommend of areas that I could get a good rental (some cash flow) and appreciation? I'm having a hard time finding those neighborhoods
Thanks!